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Suicide bomb attack hits outside largest US base in Afghanistan, Bagram Suicide bomb attack hits outside largest US base in Afghanistan, Bagram
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A powerful blast has ripped through a medical facility outside Bagram Air Base, the largest US military installation in Afghanistan, badly damaging multiple buildings but causing no casualties among foreign military personnel.A powerful blast has ripped through a medical facility outside Bagram Air Base, the largest US military installation in Afghanistan, badly damaging multiple buildings but causing no casualties among foreign military personnel.
The attack took place north of Kabul, just outside Bagram, and targeted an under-construction medical base being built for civilians, according to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan.The attack took place north of Kabul, just outside Bagram, and targeted an under-construction medical base being built for civilians, according to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan.
There were no US or coalition casualties, Resolute Support said in a statement. However, it was not immediately clear if there were any deaths or injuries among local law enforcement personnel and the civilian population. There were no US or coalition casualties, Resolute Support said in a statement.
Given the scale of devastation, a police commander of northern Parwan province, Gen. Mahfooz Walizada, said earlier that casualties were very likely. Some reports alleged there was not just one but at least two blasts followed by a heavy gunfight. Spokesperson for the governor of Parwan Province, where the base is located, Wahida Shahkar, told reporters that five locals were injured by the blast.
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